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Jun 10, 2020

MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy May Have Lasting Benefits for PTSD

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Mar 15, 2020

Layoffs lead to higher rates of violent offenses and property crimes. Displaced workers experienced a 20% increase in criminal charges the year after being laid off

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Feb 12, 2020

Research has found people who vape exhibit similar chemical modifications in their overall genome and in parts of their DNA as people who smoke cigarettes. This is the first study to show that vapers, like smokers, have these biologically important changes detectable in their blood cells.

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Jan 22, 2020

Non-medical marijuana use has increased significantly in the past few years and is commoner among adults who experience pain. Given that 20% of the adult population experience moderate to severe pain, a large group of people are expected to engage in frequent non-medical marijuana use.

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Jan 14, 2020

Sugar changes the chemistry of your brain - "After just 12 days of sugar intake, we could see major changes in the brain's dopamine and opioid systems [in a study done with pigs]"

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Dec 27, 2019

An international research team comprising Neuroscientists reveal brain mechanisms and functional regions that underlie confirmation bias -- a phenomenon where people strongly favor information that reinforces their existing opinions over contradictory ones.

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Dec 16, 2019

E-cigarette use significantly increases a person's risk of developing chronic lung diseases, according to new UC San Francisco research, the first longitudinal study linking e-cigarettes to respiratory illness in a sample representative of the entire US adult population.

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Nov 22, 2019

Excellent mental health for 2/3 of Indigenous people off reserve. Findings show that despite stark economic inequalities and a history of residential schools, the majority of Indigenous people are free of addictions, suicidal thoughts and mental illness

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Nov 22, 2019

A meta-analysis of six studies involving more than 3,600 participants, using cannabis as a replacement drug for people with opioid use disorder doesn't work

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Nov 20, 2019

Research has examined factors associated with resilience among adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Having a confidante was found to be the second-strongest single predictor of complete mental health, increasing the odds of past-year complete mental health nearly sevenfold.

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Jul 23, 2019

People are more likely to try drugs for the first time during the summer. Over a third (34 percent) of recent LSD initiates first used the drug in the summer. 30 percent of marijuana, 30 percent of ecstasy, and 28 percent of cocaine use was found to begin in summer months.

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Jun 26, 2019

Bystanders will intervene in 9 out of 10 public fights to help victims of aggression and violence say researchers, in the largest ever study of real-life conflicts captured by CCTV.

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Jun 26, 2019

Bystanders will intervene in nine-out-of-ten public fights to help victims of aggression and violence say researchers, in the largest ever study of real-life conflicts captured by CCTV. The findings overturn the impression of the "walk on by society" where victims are ignored by bystanders.

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Jun 18, 2019

Cannabis use increased and substantially shifted from the illicit market since retail sales began in 2014, finds a new study based on analysis of public wastewater samples from Western Washington, suggesting that many established users switched very quickly from the illegal to the legal market.

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Jun 15, 2019

USC study finds e-cigarette cartoon ads may increase likelihood of vaping. Research suggests that exposure to cartoon-based advertisements for e-cigarettes is related to greater potential for young adults to use the products in the future.

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May 22, 2019

Early life exposure to nicotine alters neurons, predisposes brain to addiction later

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May 21, 2019

Cannabidiol (CBD) reduced craving and anxiety in individuals with a history of heroin abuse, suggesting a potential role for it in helping to break the cycle of addiction, according to new double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

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May 19, 2019

Some people may be more genetically prone to cannabis addiction, finds a new study. The researchers say their investigation of three genetic markers could inform why some people become dependent of cannabis, and that it's easy to test for these genetic variants, but more research is needed.

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May 07, 2019

A machine learning algorithm can detect signs of anxiety and depression in the speech patterns of young children, potentially providing a fast and easy way of diagnosing conditions that are difficult to spot and often overlooked in young people

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Apr 15, 2019

The opioid epidemic may have cost US state and federal governments up to $37.8 billion in lost tax revenue due to opioid-related employment loss, according to a new study. Lost tax revenue represents an important cost that could be recouped and allocated to opioid prevention and treatment programs.

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